CWE-285—Improper Authorization
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released 2006-07-19 · last modified 2026-04-30
Metadata
- CWE ID：
- CWE-285
- 摘要：
- Class
- 结构：
- Simple
- 状态：
- Draft
- 发布日期：
- 2006-07-19
- 更新日期：
- 2026-04-30
描述
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
常见后果
- 范围：
- Confidentiality
- 影响：
- Read Application Data, Read Files or Directories
- 注释：
- An attacker could read sensitive data, either by reading the data directly from a data store that is not properly restricted, or by accessing insufficiently-protected, privileged functionality to read the data.
- 范围：
- Integrity
- 影响：
- Modify Application Data, Modify Files or Directories
- 注释：
- An attacker could modify sensitive data, either by writing the data directly to a data store that is not properly restricted, or by accessing insufficiently-protected, privileged functionality to write the data.
- 范围：
- Access Control
- 影响：
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
- 注释：
- When access control checks are not applied consistently - or not at all - an attacker could gain privileges and execute unauthorized code or commands by modifying or reading critical data directly, or by accessing insufficiently-protected, privileged functionality.
